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CONDITION: Excellent overall with 97% original blue and vivid casehardened finish displaying light edge and handling wear. The stock and forend are both excellent with light handling marks. The scope retains 75% plus original blue and has crisp optics. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection. Estimate: 2,500 - 4,000
LOT 3380 Desirable Stevens Ideal “Armory Model” No. 414 Rifle - Serial no. 78770, 22 LR cal., 26 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Manufactured c. 1916-1932 with the J. Stevens Arms Co. markings, nickel-silver Rocky Mountain blade front sight, taps for scope mounting on the barrel and peep sight mounting on the upper tang, long walnut forearm with single barrel band, special adjustable Lyman peep sight designed for this model, straight wrist stock with serrated buttplate and sling swivels. CONDITION: Very fine with 95% plus original blue finish, 75% plus original case colors, and minor overall wear. The forearm is also very fine and has minor handling and storage marks. The refinished buttstock is very good and has light marks and scratches and a few faint cracks and some gaps at the tangs. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection. Estimate: 950 - 1,600
LOT 3381 Exceptional Stevens Ideal No. 44 Rifle in .22 LR - Serial no. 72358, 22 LR cal., 24 inch part octagon bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. The Ideal No. 44 was manufactured c. 1894-1933, and this example remains in very high condition. Features a nickel-silver “Rocky Mountain” blade front sight, adjustable sporting rear sight, special order half
octagon barrel, smooth Schnabel forearm and straight wrist buttstock, and crescent steel buttplate.
CONDITION: Excellent overall with 97% plus original blue and vivid casehardened finish, nearly all of the original glossy finish on the excellent wood, minor
wear at the edges, some light specks of surface oxidation, and generally only slight age and storage related wear overall. Mechanically excellent. This is an excellent representative example of one of Stevens’ classic models.
Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection.
Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
LOT 3382 Stevens Ideal No. 44 Single Shot Rifle - Serial no. 63656, 25 RF cal., 24 inch part octagon bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. The Ideal No. 44 was manufactured c. 1894-1933. Features a nickel-silver “Rocky Mountain” blade front sight, adjustable sporting rear sight, smooth Schnabel forearm and straight wrist buttstock, and crescent steel buttplate. CONDITION: Very fine with 80% plus original blue and casehardened finish overall, some fading to
smooth gray and brown patina mainly on the barrel, spots of minor oxidation, and generally minor overall wear. The buttstock
is fine and has some light scratches and dings and retains most of the original finish. The forearm is very good with some chipping
and hairline cracks concentrated at the tip. Mechanically fine.
Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection.
Estimate: 1,100 - 1,600
LOT 3383 Excellent Stevens Walnut Hill Marked Single Shot Rifle - Serial no. 2665, 22 LR cal., 28 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Manufactured from 1896 through the 1930s. Features a globe front sight, scope mounting blocks, a receiver mounted Lyman peep sight, target forend, pistol grip buttstock, and checkered buttplate. CONDITION: Excellent with 97% plus original blue and vivid casehardened finish, occasional marks and
scratches, and minor overall wear. The wood is also excellent and has smooth finish and minimal light dings and scratches. Mechanically fine.
Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection.
Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
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LOT 3379
Excellent Stevens Ideal No. 44 1/2 Rifle with Stevens Scope - Serial no. 12533, 22 LR cal., 24 inch part octagon bbl., blue/ casehardened finish, walnut stock. This model was manufactured c. 1903-1916. This particular rifle remain in very high condition and was previously owned by Allyn H. Tedmon, “The Godfather of Stevens Rifles.” A copy of his article “Those Stevens Rifles” from 1926 is included. The rifle has a folding combination bead and globe front sights, rear sight filler block, Stevens scope (no. 475), an adjustable peep sight on the upper tang, a smooth Schnabel forearm, and smooth straight wrist buttstock with crescent buttplate.